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An iceberg is a large mass of freshwater ice that has broken off of a glacier or an ice shelf. An ice floe is a large, flat pack of floating ice. The difference between the two is that most of the ice floe’s mass is above the water’s surface, while about 90% of an iceberg’s mass is underwater.
1 Size: Iceberg is much larger than a floe. 2 Formation: Iceberg is formed by breaking off from a glacier or ice shelf, while floe is formed by breaking up of sea ice. 3 Visibility: Iceberg is mostly hidden beneath the surface, while floe is visible above the water.
Glaciers confined within a path that directs their movements are mountain glaciers, those that spread on level ground at the foot of a glaciated region are piedmont glaciers, and those that spread from a glaciated region onto the ocean are ice shelves. Ice floes, on the other hand, are made of frozen seawater.
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An ice floe (/ floʊ /) is a large pack of floating ice often defined as a flat piece at least 20 m across at its widest point, and up to more than 10 km across. [1] Drift ice is a floating field of sea ice composed of several ice floes.
Iceberg is more commonly used than floe in everyday language, as it is a more versatile word that can be used in various contexts. Floe is less common and more specific to Arctic or Antarctic regions.
Definition of ice floe noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
